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November 9, 2014
Hello Dolly (With Louis Armstrong)
Read moreUnreleased. Filmed during Duke Ellington’s Sold On Soul Tribute, on 23 February 1970 at Madison Square Garden in New York. First aired in France on 19 March 1970 by TF 2. Ray Charles – p; Louis Armstrong – voc, Duke Ellington – conductor; Wild Bill Davis – o; a.o. As the Duke remarked when the applause finally […]
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November 9, 2014
Hey Jude (?)
Read moreUncertain. According to TV.com, Ray would have performed this song on Dinah!, first aired on 20 February 1975. Unfortunately, no footage has surfaced yet. Who knows more?
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November 9, 2014
High On The Hogg (The Ray Charles Orchestra Ft Leroy “Hog” Cooper)
Read moreUnreleased. The tune, a show piece for bari – was written by Billy Baker, although – as one of the band alumni remembers it – “Mr. Charles might have done some dictation” on it. If it wasn’t written with Leroy “Hog” Cooper in mind, the big man certainly claimed it. The band in Madrid: Jeff Conrad, Bob Coassin, […]
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November 7, 2014
I Got A Song (With Bert & Ernie)
Read moreUnreleased. Ray hadn’t performed in a trio for a while, but in episode 1235 of Sesame Street (first aired on 2 February 1979) he, Ernie and Bert sang and played I Got A Song – Ray on piano, Ernie on drums and Bert on guitar.
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November 7, 2014
I Got The Sores (aka Oy Vey Blues) (With Jackie Mason)
Read moreUnreleased. A not very funny skit recorded at The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, in January 1969.
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November 7, 2014
I Got You Under My Skin
Read moreUnreleased. Recorded as part of the TV coverage of the 72nd Annual Academy Awards Show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on March 26, 2000. A brief, beautiful rendition, as a part of a bigger medley with film songs (to which Dionne Warwick, Queen Latifah, Isaac Hayes, Faith Hill and Garth Brooks also contributed).
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November 7, 2014
I Heard It Through The Grapevine (California Raisins Jingle)
Read moreUnreleased. In 1988 a clay animation figure of Ray Charles was featured in a California Raisins commercial. Will Vinton Studios produced a series of popular claymation commercials for the CALRAB (California Raisin Advisory Board), a.o. with Ray Charles, The Tempations and Michael Jackson. Foote, Cone & Belding/San Francisco handled the account. CALRAB director Robert Phinney said, […]
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November 7, 2014
I Only Have Eyes For You (With The Raelettes, Ft Verlyn Flenaugh)
Read moreUnreleased. This song was only (audience-)taped once at the “Ray Charles Show 1968” in Fresno, on October 25. “She’s gonna talk about what she appreciates in a man,” This is how Ray introduced Sister Verlyn, who then performed a highly forgettable rock ‘n roll song (not the famous A. Dubin/J. Burke tune with the same title).
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November 6, 2014
I Walk The Line
Read moreUnreleased. Just before his legendary rendition of Ring Of Fire, at the Johnny Cash Show on September 23, 1970, Ray treated Johnny on 35 seconds of his take on I Walk The Line.
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November 6, 2014
I Want Your Love (With The Raelettes, Ft Estella Yarbrough)
Read moreUnreleased. Estella Yarbrough picked up thic Chic tune when it came out, and sang it until the end. Live:’79 LC Antibes’80 LC Northsea’81 LC Barcelona’81 LC Sanremo’82 LC Antibes’83 CL Antibes’84 LC Warsaw’85 LC NewHaven’85 LC Antibes’86 LC Lugano’89 LC Ghent’95 LC Greenville’95 LC Tramps’99 LC Rome NM00 LC Basel
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November 6, 2014
If I Didn’t Love You So
Read moreUnreleased. If Tangerine master #399 was well archived in the vaults of the Ray Charles Foundation, there’s a good chance that it holds Ray’s recording of this song.
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November 6, 2014
If I Should Lose You (With Milt Jackson)
Read moreUnreleased. Recorded on 12 September 1957. Cf. this.